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From "C." to "Col."
[page 1]
St[.] Joseph Mo[.]
Sept 21st 1861.
Dr. Col.
Speed W.C. has just returned from Lexington. the Federal forces surrendered at 2 oclock on Friday last, loss not known but as the fire had been kept up since Wednesday morning with out ceasing day and night by General Price it is bound to be pretty heavy -- he says he left at 10 oclock friday and the confederate loss to the time he left did not exceed 10 men killed.
the boys that left this upper country had a brush with the Iowa 3d, at Liberty landing laid in ambush untill they drawed the Iowa boys where they wanted them and let fire on them[,] killing sixty dead on the ground and wounding at least 100. General Wilson says they brot 20 wagon loads of wounded into [Cameron?] on Friday. The Confederate Forces fought under Boyd Saunders & Patton. their loss was one killed and nine wounded. four of the wounded has since died[.] the ballance will get well. got their arms and cannon carriage. Hardin [Dysants?] oldest Son was wounded. Young [Well's?] was killed. nearly all the wounded was caused by cannon balls. the ballance all got across the river without further interuption. the Clay county boys say that the stampede into Liberty reminded them of Bulls Run. all well[.]
Yours
C[.]

This letter, dated September 21, 1861, is from ""C."" in St. Joseph, Missouri to ""Col."" C. reports that the Federal troops surrendered at the Battle of Lexington on September 20. He writes that ""our country has been rob[b]ed by both parties . . . nearly evry body that is worth any thing has been rob[b]ed more or less, no matter what their politics are."" He adds that people are ""bitter"" about the Platte Purchase, and predicts that fighting will ensue.

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From "C." to "Col."
[page 1]
St[.] Joseph Mo[.]
Sept 21st 1861.
Dr. Col.
Speed W.C. has just returned from Lexington. the Federal forces surrendered at 2 oclock on Friday last, loss not known but as the fire had been kept up since Wednesday morning with out ceasing day and night by General Price it is bound to be pretty heavy -- he says he left at 10 oclock friday and the confederate loss to the time he left did not exceed 10 men killed.
the boys that left this upper country had a brush with the Iowa 3d, at Liberty landing laid in ambush untill they drawed the Iowa boys where they wanted them and let fire on them[,] killing sixty dead on the ground and wounding at least 100. General Wilson says they brot 20 wagon loads of wounded into [Cameron?] on Friday. The Confederate Forces fought under Boyd Saunders & Patton. their loss was one killed and nine wounded. four of the wounded has since died[.] the ballance will get well. got their arms and cannon carriage. Hardin [Dysants?] oldest Son was wounded. Young [Well's?] was killed. nearly all the wounded was caused by cannon balls. the ballance all got across the river without further interuption. the Clay county boys say that the stampede into Liberty reminded them of Bulls Run. all well[.]
Yours
C[.]